Kurten second in Cannes Grand Prix

Jessica Kurten took second place for Ireland in tonight's Grand Prix at the five-star show in Cannes, France.

Sat, 16 Jun, 2007 - 22:40

Jessica Kurten took second place for Ireland in tonight's Grand Prix at the five-star show in Cannes, France.

The 37 year-old Antrim-born star picked up 60,000 euro in prize money after a four-horse jump-off in which Kurten's 11-year-old bay mare Castle Forbes Libertina broke the beam almost three seconds behind Ukraine's Gregory Wathelet and Lantinus - the combination which also won the Wiesbaden Grand Prix where Kurten and Quibell had finished fifth in May of this year.

However, the points picked up in this penultimate competition at Cannes brought Kurten to the top of the show's Leading Rider table.

SHOW JUMPING RESULTS: CSI5* CANNES FRANCE 14-16 JUNE 2007

GRAND PRIX de CANNES - JAEGER-LeCOULTRE

International Jumping Competition

Table A 1m60 Two Rounds with one jump-off

FEI Art. 273.2.2 & 3.1

Saturday, 16th June 2007

1) LANTINUS 3; Gregory WATHELET (UKR) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 37.04

2) CASTLE FORBES LIBERTINA; Jessica KURTEN (IRL) Faults 0.00/0.00

Time 39.64

3) AL KAHEEL CAVALOR CUMANO; Jos LANSINK (BEL) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time

42.18